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| Name | Life | Profession | Cause of death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Walcamp | 1894–1936 | Actress | Pain killer overdose. Suicide. | |
| Robert Walker | 1918–1951 | Actor | Reaction to a sedative administered by his doctor. | |
| Dinah Washington | 1924–1963 | Singer | Secobarbital and amobarbital overdose. | |
| Dave Waymer | 1958–1993 | American football player | Cocaine-induced heart attack. | |
| George Webley aka Big George | 1957–2011 | Broadcaster | Heart attack after mephedrone use. | |
| Mikey Welsh | 1971–2011 | Musician with the group Weezer | Suspected drug overdose | |
| Daniel Webster | 1782–1852 | Statesman | Cerebral hemorrhage, caused by a blow to the head and complicated by alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver. | |
| Willie Wilde | 1852–1899 | Journalist | "Complications related to his alcoholism." | |
| Ellen Wilkinson | 1891–1947 | Politician | Barbiturate overdose. | |
| Gertrude Elizabeth Wilkerson, aka Luna Vachon | 1962–2010 | Professional wrestler | Overdose of oxycodone and benzodiazepine. Accidental. | |
| Hank Williams, aka Hank Williams, Sr. | 1923–1953 | Country Music singer / writer | Overdose of morphine and alcohol. Accidental. | |
| Kenneth Williams | 1926–1988 | Actor, author | Barbiturate overdose. It was not possible to establish whether his death was suicide or accidental. | |
| Alan Wilson | 1943–1970 | Musician (Canned Heat) | Unspecified drug overdose. Possibly suicide. | |
| Amy Winehouse | 1983–2011 | Singer-Songwriter | Alcohol poisoning. | |
| Sheree Winton | 1935–1976 | Singer-songwriter | Alcohol poisoning. | |
| Rachel Whitear | 1979–2000 | Student | Heroin overdose. Accidental. | |
| Brett Whiteley | 1939–1992 | Artist | Heroin overdose. | |
| Grant Withers | 1905–1959 | Actor | Sleeping pill overdose. Suicide. | |
| Keith Whitley | 1954–1989 | Singer | Alcohol poisoning. | |
| Frances Wollstonecraft, aka Fanny Imlay | 1794–1816 | Wife | Laudanum overdose. Suicide. | |
| Linda Wong | 1951–1987 | Pornographic actress | Overdose of Xanax, chloral hydrate, and alcohol. | |
| Andrew Wood | 1966–1990 | Singer (Mother Love Bone) | Heroin overdose. | |
| Anna Wood | 1980–1995 | Student | Water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA. |
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